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An American school

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Created on September 7, 2025

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Sequence 1

An American school

Final project : Make a speech to apply for the students' council president election

Objectives

Learn about how American schools works with their rules and specialities. Be able to write and give a speech with grammatical and lexical rules seen in class. Be able to talk about someone and yourself. (tastes, personality, behavior...).

Can you name differences between a French and an American school ?

Let's check your answers !

Questions from page 24 of the manual.

Yearbook memories

Look at the verbs : what tense is used ? Why ? Can you look at the endings ?

Preterit : Regular verbs finish by "-ed" and irregular verbs finish differently.

Write a school memory you have and compliment someone.

Tell us about the location; date; people you were with; situation; why it was special...

Page 26 : Vote for me !

Question 1 : She wants... She would like to...

Start writing your plans to be elected ! Personality; promises; Behavior...

Question 2 : She needs... She can... She will... She may...

Phonology :Accentuation in nouns and verbs :

Look at the words at the bottom of page 26, Where is the stressed syllable in the nouns ? In the verbs ? Can you find main rules about it ?

In the main category, nominal words (nouns, adjectives, adverbs) are accentuated on the first syllable. LEAder HAPPy a REcord

In the main category, verbs are accentuated on the second syllable. proMOTE imPROVE to reCORD

A surprising school president ! Page 27

Write three questions you could ask a classmate about his plans.

Focus on The Pledge of Allegiance ! Page 28

Why do you think they recite this poem ? What do you think about it ?

According to me... To me... In my opinion... I think that... Maybe...

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all.